South Korea president says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, World News,SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said US President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, a South Korean official said on Mond
Asean agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member, Asia News,PHNOM PENH – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has agreed in principle to admit East Timor as the group's 11th member, the bloc said in a statement on Friday (Nov 11). The half-island nation, officially cal
Trump says his meeting with North Korea's Kim will be held in Hanoi, World News,US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Feb 8) his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month will be held in Hanoi. \”My representatives have just left North Korea after a very productive meetin
Body of missing American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found below Nepal peak, Asia News,The body of top American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found on Wednesday (Sept 28) near a 26,700-foot (8,138-meter) mountain peak in Nepal where she went missing earlier this week. Nelson, 49, was blown off Manas
North and South Korean soldiers enter each other's territory, Asia News,SEOUL – Soldiers from North and South Korea crossed into each other's territory peacefully for the first time on Wednesday (Dec 12), Seoul said, as they began checking the dismantlement of guard posts in the Demilitari
North Korea's Kim knows denuclearisation must be 'quick': Pompeo, World News,North Korea's Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearisation must happen \”quickly\”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the proce
Trump praises N Korea's Kim as 'very open', 'honorable', World News,US President Donald Trump praised Kim Jong-un as \”very open\” and \”very honorable\” on Tuesday, adding the North Korean leader wants to meet \”as soon as possible.\” \”We are having very good discussions,\” Trump
Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after Asean pressure, Asia News,Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported. Minutes
Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94, World News,Former US president George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, died Friday at age 94, his family announced. Tributes quickly poured in for the former US leader, a decorated war pilot and onetime CIA chief wh
First Everest death of 2019, Irishman missing, World News,KATHMANDU – Mount Everest claimed Friday (May 17) its first fatality of the main spring climbing season, an Indian man, while an Irish mountaineer was also missing, expedition organisers in Nepal said. A Bulgarian climber also died on adjoini
US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear programme within a year: Bolton, World News,SEOUL/WASHINGTON – White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea's weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, as the United States and North K
Eileen Gu representing China to inspire girls in sport, World News,Eileen Gu did not expect the level of controversy that resulted from her choosing to represent China rather than the United States at the Beijing Olympics, she said on Wednesday (May 4). The 18-year-old Gu enjoyed a stellar Games thi
